Spotlight

Manhattan Media Launches Ivy League Media With Aquisition of 02138

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:55:52 GMT

New division to roll out magazines, social networking sites, events for alumni of all eight Ivy League universities.

Even Lazard writes down

Wed, 07 May 2008 21:13:56 GMT

Things are a little lumpy at Lazard, the swish bank run by Bruce Wasserstein. The firm, which is known for its super-polished M&A business and recently handled the acquisition of Bear Stearns by JPMorgan, posted a 71 percent decline in profits in the first-quarter, according to the Wall Street Journal. This news comes three months after Wasserstein dismissed concerns that Lazard would fall victim to the credit crunch, saying that the company was “not in the subprime business.”

Art imitating art imitating art

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:38:06 GMT

hen Vogue premiered its April issue, the Annie Leibovitz photo gracing the cover immediately inflamed racial sensibilities. The photo features LeBron James and supermodel Giselle Bundchen posed in a clear homage to a xenophobic WWI army recruitment poster. Liebovitz apparently failed to explain the reference to Vogue.

Criminal behavior

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:39:34 GMT

Albert Cohen, a professor of sociology who spent 25 years teaching courses on criminal behavior, told a Boston judge at a sentencing hearing last week that he can still make ends meet, despite being ripped off by a former financial adviser. According to The Boston Globe, John Baldo spent most of the $1.6 million he stole from the 89-year-old on Las Vegas strippers.

8 Questions for Chester French

Wed, 07 May 2008 14:34:28 GMT

D.A. Wallach and Maxwell Drummey started playing music together as freshman in the basement of a Harvard dorm. Now, the duo has graduated, and everyone from Kanye West to Italian Vogue is all ears.

The Bourne Conspiracy: video game character not imitation of Matt Damon

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:40:55 GMT

WSBT News asks, "The biggest mystery about Sierra's forthcoming 'The Bourne Conspiracy' game: Why doesn't Jason Bourne look anything like Matt Damon?" Apparently, the answer to that question has a lot to do with the actor's personal taste in video games.

Combating elitism

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:42:01 GMT

The New York Observer reports on Michelle Obama's "long, impassioned" speech last night, in which she tried to shake the elitist label applied to her husband and herself.

Zucker shows support for a new anti-piracy bill

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:42:39 GMT

NBC Universal President Jeff Zucker attended a news conference yesterday where New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced his intention to crackdown on film piracy. The proposed Piracy Protection Act would punish first-time offenders with up to a year in jail and a fine of as much as $1,000, reports the L.A. Times.

Peter Olson

Wed, 07 May 2008 02:57:04 GMT

The Random House chief might step down

Win Min

Wed, 07 May 2008 03:11:39 GMT

Academic Win Min on rebuilding Myanmar

Reginald Hudlin

Wed, 07 May 2008 03:14:57 GMT

It the BET Big-Shot a Superhero or a Supervillain?

George W. Bush

Wed, 07 May 2008 03:19:41 GMT

Bush forced to see the furry side of climate change.

Barack Obama

Mon, 05 May 2008 17:02:04 GMT

Obama Squeaks by in Guam.

Steven Ballmer

Wed, 07 May 2008 03:21:11 GMT

No Yahoo for Microsoft

Mort Zuckerman

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:35:19 GMT

The Tabloid Wars

Last Week: The World's Most Leading Question

Tue, 06 May 2008 21:42:44 GMT

A run-down of the Harvardians who made headlines this week.

Upgrade your John Hancock with a John Adams

Tue, 06 May 2008 18:37:09 GMT

With a new pen commemorating a founding father, Montblanc revives the lost art of writing.

Matt Birk

Wed, 07 May 2008 03:24:02 GMT

Matt Birk Will Be Nice to His Probable Successor, John Sullivan.

Ken Griffin

Wed, 07 May 2008 03:23:04 GMT

Ken Griffin Almost Goes Public.

Michael Bloomberg

Wed, 07 May 2008 03:25:35 GMT

The Dumbest Thing He’s Ever Heard

Marlene Krauss

Fri, 02 May 2008 14:32:24 GMT

Marlene Krauss ousts Chelsea Hotel Management Firm

Bill O'Reilly

Thu, 01 May 2008 20:15:18 GMT

The Hillary Factor

Sumner Redstone

Wed, 07 May 2008 03:27:16 GMT

Is he a lover or a fighter?

Steven Ballmer

Fri, 02 May 2008 17:32:29 GMT

Ballmer: Baller or Bailer?

Ben Bernanke

Wed, 07 May 2008 03:28:58 GMT

How low can they go?